Joy and Austin: This One Time At Family Camp

[Whyyouneedaname]

I don't be care if you think you've taken "your" best selfie ever, if it doesn't show everyone's best, do another take ? Bless his heart.

[louannems]

On Joy's intsta, she is now peddling ts by design- those mama, thankful, and full tee shirts.  YUK!

[farmgal4]

1 hour ago, Whyyouneedaname said:

I don't be care if you think you've taken "your" best selfie ever, if it doesn't show everyone's best, do another take ? Bless his heart.

Her eyebrows are a mess!

[SunnyBeBe]

On 5/15/2018 at 12:32 PM, bigskygirl said:

They are all like this. It is  all about Christ 24/365/7 with these people.

My fundie schedule growing up after 9th grade: Monday-Friday Christian school, including Bible scriptures all day, prayers throughout day, Chapel on Wednesdays,  Church: Mon. night Bible Study, Tues. night Visitation, Wed. night prayer meeting, Thursday-FREE, Friday night home fellowship meeting, Sat. afternoon youth meeting, Sunday 10:00 Sunday school, 11:00 morning worship service, 6:00 choir practice, 7:30 Evening worship service.  And my parents felt we weren't doing enough for the church. lol 

I've never gotten the impression that the Duggars are much on attending formal church services.  Something about getting somewhere by 10:00 got in the way. lol

Edited May 23, 2018 by SunnyBeBe

[Kbo]

6 hours ago, Whyyouneedaname said:

I don't be care if you think you've taken "your" best selfie ever, if it doesn't show everyone's best, do another take ? Bless his heart.

He looks like he’s trying to create a truly terrible diaper. 

[Bayarea4]

Joy looks tired, and her smile looks forced.

[humbleopinion]

Giddyup's thought bubble...Do my nostrils look smaller when I dip my chin down?....

[latetotheparty]

34 minutes ago, Bayarea4 said:

Joy looks tired, and her smile looks forced.

Honestly I didn’t recognize her at first. 

[Heathen]

5 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:

My fundie schedule growing up after 9th grade: Monday-Friday Christian school, including Bible scriptures all day, prayers throughout day, Chapel on Wednesdays,  Church: Mon. night Bible Study, Tues. night Visitation, Wed. night prayer meeting, Thursday-FREE, Friday night home fellowship meeting, Sat. afternoon youth meeting, Sunday 10:00 Sunday school, 11:00 morning worship service, 6:00 choir practice, 7:30 Evening worship service.  And my parents felt we weren't doing enough for the church. lol 

I've never gotten the impression that the Duggars are much on attending formal church services.  Something about getting somewhere by 10:00 got in the way. lol

I wonder what it took to get their slovenly asses out of bed for a 4 AM wardrobe/makeup call for all those Today show appearances. I know Jim Bob and Mullet were answering the call of money, but what about the rest of them? Oh, right -- they probably just never went to bed, then crashed after filming was over. 

[GeeGolly]

Uh oh, Joy's sitting in a truck without restraining her infant. I'm guessing she just popped into the truck to feed or change him, but she's going to find out quickly that ever Duggar post is fair game. I think little Giddy-up is going to be a cutey even with the Forsyth nose.

[questionfear]

14 hours ago, Kbo said:

He looks like he’s trying to create a truly terrible diaper. 

Or like he just did and feels much better. 

[SunnyBeBe]

That kid looks just like his daddy to me.  I'm just glad he's a boy and hope that there continues to be as many males as possible. I feel pretty good about Jinger having a girl, as she is the least likely to put the girls into early home and childcare duties by pre-school. 

[laurakaye]

On 5/23/2018 at 8:07 PM, Kbo said:

He looks like he’s trying to create a truly terrible diaper. 

Most of the time, so does Austin.

[humbleopinion]

Austin has his contemptuous " I'm with the Stupids" face on when he's being filmed with the Duggs....

Noticed he could barely contain his boredom/disdain, having to sit with bloated Joy on the barge during Joe/Kendrab's pre wedding lake party.....

Am sure he cheers up collecting his TLC paychecks....

Edited May 25, 2018 by humbleopinion

[Celia Rubenstein]

On 5/23/2018 at 11:04 AM, Whyyouneedaname said:

I don't be care if you think you've taken "your" best selfie ever, if it doesn't show everyone's best, do another take ? Bless his heart.

 

Here's a scary thought: maybe this was the best selfie taken of him.  

[jcbrown]

Giddyup looks a little like Wallace Shawn in that photo.

[3 is enough]

On 5/14/2018 at 3:25 PM, Sew Sumi said:

Geez Austin, put on a decent pair of shoes to go with that suit. Those things look like they went through a war.

Sadly, a lot of younger people out there are totally unfamiliar with the concept of shoe polish.  It is not just Austin.

[MichaelaRae]

I think he looks adorable in that photo - I love silly baby faces. (He also looks like Izzy to me in this photo...or some combination of Izzy and Spurge.)

[Vaysh]

Poor Joy looks exhausted. I know dark circles can be genetic (I've got them in spades), but she's wearing makeup and they're still showing. I hope Austin is doing his fair share of night parenting and not just leaving it up to Joy.

[madpsych78]

Did they (or anyone in the family) post anything about their wedding anniversary?

[Sew Sumi]

Not that I know of. Geez Austin, you only had one job...

[ginger90]

[Sew Sumi]

At least Jana remembered.

[irisheyes]

I’m going to hope that there was nothing online because Joy and Austin decided to celebrate it privately. They seem the least excited about sharing every aspect of their lives to the world. 

[ginger90]

Assuming this is their real page......she threw an ad in there.

[DragonFaerie]

same shirt as jill in her instagram post

[Sew Sumi]

Jill also tagged the shirt giver in her post. 

I kind of think this is fake. They've never advertised a blog like her sisters did to get eyeballs on it. 

[Westiepeach]

1 hour ago, irisheyes said:

I’m going to hope that there was nothing online because Joy and Austin decided to celebrate it privately. They seem the least excited about sharing every aspect of their lives to the world. 

Yeah, or they forgot it was their anniversary. 

I’ll be in the Prayer Closet if anyone wants me ...

[Pingaponga]

When our first anniversary came around, our kid was 10 1/2 months old.  We only remembered the date two days before it. It happens.

[Rabbittron]

I like the picture in the bottom right where she is gritting her teeth.

[Gemma Violet]

I just realized there's been no Joy/Austin discussion in this thread in a month.  Wow, they're really staying under the radar.

[xwordfanatik]

That would be me, if I had to be part of that post-every-boring-moment-of-my-life, like Jill!  

I don't.  Camera and media shy suits me pretty well.  Hopefully everyone's well and happy, given their restrictive lives.

[BitterApple]

I imagine Joy is doing fine. She was never an attention seeker or camera hog (cough, cough Jill/Jessa), so her lack of social media presence doesn't surprise me. 

[louannems]

5 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

I just realized there's been no Joy/Austin discussion in this thread in a month.  Wow, they're really staying under the radar.

On the Joe and Kendra thread, they are talking about a short clip of the birth, shown on TLC TO GO. Someone mentioned that Austin looked bad.  

I watched the two birth clips but nothing about Joy and Austin's short blips stand out, except I thought Joy's hair looked greasy, which is nothing new!

[saylubee]

42 minutes ago, louannems said:

On the Joe and Kendra thread, they are talking about a short clip of the birth, shown on TLC TO GO. Someone mentioned that Austin looked bad.  

I watched the two birth clips but nothing about Joy and Austin's short blips stand out, except I thought Joy's hair looked greasy, which is nothing new!

Austin wouldn’t make eye contact with the camera and Joy seemed to be throwing some shade by telling Joe he needed to help out as her advice.

Edited June 30, 2018 by saylubee

[BetyBee]

7 hours ago, saylubee said:

Austin wouldn’t make eye contact with the camera and Joy seemed to be throwing some shade by telling Joe he needed to help out as her advice.

That is exactly my impression, Saylubee.  He definitely looked like he did not want to be there.  

[Fuzzysox]

I think Joy would have been better off getting married at 21-22 than being a baby and having a baby so quickly. 

I don't like Austin. He might be controlling as hell and married a teenager that needs to grow up mentally which leaves him un-happy. Add a baby to the mix and your going to see a lot of un-happiness in pictures.

[Nysha]

I think Austin was pretty satisfied with his life pre-Joy, except for the celibacy part. Joy looks tired & since her advice to Joe was to help his wife, I'm guessing Austin doesn't do wimmen's work so I doubt she's being "joyfully available". Now, just like Derick, he's stuck with an immature wife and the first of many babies. Unlike Derick, he doesn't seem to like the publicity that goes along with being married to a Duggar, so he's just as unhappy about the cameras as Derick is about not having them. All that plus his outspoken support for Michael Pearl makes me worry that Gideon is in for as unhappy a childhood as poor Israel and Samuel.

Edited June 30, 2018 by Nysha

[luvbadtv]

8 hours ago, BetyBee said:

That is exactly my impression, Saylubee.  He definitely looked like he did not want to be there.  

Maybe he's tired of being a volunteer on the show.

[LillyB]

I hope that someone takes Joy to a decent bra fitting, she does have bigger boobs than her sisters and thrift shop bras won't work for her.

[CalicoKitty]

2 minutes ago, LillyB said:

I hope that someone takes Joy to a decent bra fitting, she does have bigger boobs than her sisters and thrift shop bras won't work for her.

Here's an idea.  Molly from 90 Fiance  really is an expert bra fitter.  A couple of years ago  she and her business partner had their own show about  fitting various women in various situations.  It was actually pretty interesting.  Automatic cross-over show idea.  Makes sense to me.  And it would be so good for Joy.

[Soaper410]

I know I’ve read real life accounts (people that know and live in the Duggar community) and they have all said the Forsyths including Austin are all very good, nice, genuine people.  

Perhaps the camera is just always getting Austin on a bad day but he seems over it.  Joy seems to have drunk a whole gallon of koolaid.  She’s even got Michelle’s breathy voice down...

I think Austin realizes he’s trapped, whether that’s in his marriage, Duggarland drama, or just trapped doing these TV interviews. 

Im sure it must be daunting.  18 months ago, he was only supporting himself.  I’d assume as a single guy who doesn’t gamble or drink, he’d not have major overhead.  Flipping homes isn’t exactly stable money but for a single guy in rural AR, he was good!

 

Now, he’s responsible for a baby and a wife.  Joy seems to have become very dependent and emotionally needy since dating Austin.  Not sure if that’s for show but she seems super clingy and needy.  

[lookeyloo]

8 hours ago, CalicoKitty said:

Here's an idea.  Molly from 90 Fiance  really is an expert bra fitter.  A couple of years ago  she and her business partner had their own show about  fitting various women in various situations.  It was actually pretty interesting.  Automatic cross-over show idea.  Makes sense to me.  And it would be so good for Joy.

Are you talking about the show Double Divas?  Because I loved that show.  And turns out their shop is close to me but I've never made it over there.  On my list.

[Normades]

6 hours ago, Soaper410 said:

I know I’ve read real life accounts (people that know and live in the Duggar community) and they have all said the Forsyths including Austin are all very good, nice, genuine people.  

Perhaps the camera is just always getting Austin on a bad day but he seems over it.  Joy seems to have drunk a whole gallon of koolaid.  She’s even got Michelle’s breathy voice down...

I think Austin realizes he’s trapped, whether that’s in his marriage, Duggarland drama, or just trapped doing these TV interviews. 

Im sure it must be daunting.  18 months ago, he was only supporting himself.  I’d assume as a single guy who doesn’t gamble or drink, he’d not have major overhead.  Flipping homes isn’t exactly stable money but for a single guy in rural AR, he was good!

 

Now, he’s responsible for a baby and a wife.  Joy seems to have become very dependent and emotionally needy since dating Austin.  Not sure if that’s for show but she seems super clingy and needy.  

I hope you're right about Austin being a truly nice person, but sometimes people look good on paper but are really horrible. I'm sure you could find many of Micheal Pearl's neighbors who would tell you that he's a fine upstanding church going man. I guess my point is that you have to scrutinize your sources.  I believe Austin's parents were part of a show about strict parents, so I'm not sure about how sweet and kind these people are. I realize being strict doesn't make you a bad person, but coupled with Austin's support of the Pearls and his personality, he really concerns me.

[Ijustwantsomechips]

I had a cousin who went to Molly’s shop and she said the experience was awesome and that Molly is a kind and genuine person.  She could really help Joy, but they’re probably too modest and arrogant to take the assistance. I mean with Molly being all wordly in her leggings and animal prints...and her “illegitimate” children ?

Someone should sponsor a trip to Woodstock for Joy so she can get a good minimizer, some nursing bras that actually support her, an uninterrupted shower, and good nite’s rest at a Holiday Inn.  She would feel like a new woman.  The bra makes all the difference. And that’s speaking as someone who used to wear a sized 40I bra!

[Minivanessa]

8 hours ago, Soaper410 said:

I know I’ve read real life accounts (people that know and live in the Duggar community) and they have all said the Forsyths including Austin are all very good, nice, genuine people.  

Perhaps the camera is just always getting Austin on a bad day but he seems over it.  Joy seems to have drunk a whole gallon of koolaid.  She’s even got Michelle’s breathy voice down...

I think Austin realizes he’s trapped, whether that’s in his marriage, Duggarland drama, or just trapped doing these TV interviews. 

Im sure it must be daunting.  18 months ago, he was only supporting himself.  I’d assume as a single guy who doesn’t gamble or drink, he’d not have major overhead.  Flipping homes isn’t exactly stable money but for a single guy in rural AR, he was good!

 

Now, he’s responsible for a baby and a wife.  Joy seems to have become very dependent and emotionally needy since dating Austin.  Not sure if that’s for show but she seems super clingy and needy.  

The Forsyths are followers and supporters - and perhaps friends - of the Pearls. IMO the Pearls are evil child abusers. And IMO that relationship with the Pearls is incompatible with being "very good, nice" people. ETA: Michael Pearl was just at the Fort Rock Family Ranch - https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/duggar-child-abuse-153696 and https://whynottrainachild.com/2013/07/08/duggars-pearls/ (scroll down to see an exchange of messages in which one of the Forsyth kids says their parents used the Pearls' methods raising them and it's all hunky-dory, which leads me to believe Austin will be a baby-beater too).

We have seen nothing to indicate that Nostrils is any different from his parents. I'm sure that he and Joy will keep all that stuff away from the TLC cameras, but maybe his sullen demeanor is because he feels put upon that he can't just let all that hang out, and that he's being forced into some kind of "political correctness" for the TLC show. I have no fucks to give, or patience to spare, for Pearl followers. Joy's headship is one of them. 

Edited July 4, 2018 by Jeeves
Additional info re Duggar/Forsyth/Pearl connection

[CalicoKitty]

3 hours ago, lookeyloo said:

Are you talking about the show Double Divas?  Because I loved that show.  And turns out their shop is close to me but I've never made it over there.  On my list.

Yep, that's the show.  I would so go there if I  didn't live on the other side of the country.  Moll and her business partner appear to really know their business!

[PikaScrewChu]

2 hours ago, Jeeves said:

The Forsyths are followers and supporters - and perhaps friends - of the Pearls. IMO the Pearls are evil child abusers. And IMO that relationship with the Pearls is incompatible with being "very good, nice" people. ETA: Michael Pearl was just at the Fort Rock Family Ranch - https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/duggar-child-abuse-153696 and https://whynottrainachild.com/2013/07/08/duggars-pearls/ (scroll down to see an exchange of messages in which one of the Forsyth kids says their parents used the Pearls' methods raising them and it's all hunky-dory, which leads me to believe Austin will be a baby-beater too).

We have seen nothing to indicate that Nostrils is any different from his parents. I'm sure that he and Joy will keep all that stuff away from the TLC cameras, but maybe his sullen demeanor is because he feels put upon that he can't just let all that hang out, and that he's being forced into some kind of "political correctness" for the TLC show. I have no fucks to give, or patience to spare, for Pearl followers. Joy's headship is one of them. 

Yes this. I hope Austin isn't "training up" Gideon but if he is, there is a special place in Hell just waiting for him. And there's no "Austin doesn't know any better" nonsense. Unlike Joy, I'm guessing he had some form of education and internet access. He can very well read the criticisms of the Pearls and the methods being abusive.

[lookeyloo]

1 hour ago, CalicoKitty said:

Yep, that's the show.  I would so go there if I  didn't live on the other side of the country.  Moll and her business partner appear to really know their business!

Yes.  I remember when they made a "bra" for  a goat who kept stepping on her udder.  And a girl with no arms.  Very interesting.  I don't know why I haven't been.  It isn't far.

[Mojitogirl]

3 hours ago, Jeeves said:

The Forsyths are followers and supporters - and perhaps friends - of the Pearls. IMO the Pearls are evil child abusers. And IMO that relationship with the Pearls is incompatible with being "very good, nice" people. ETA: Michael Pearl was just at the Fort Rock Family Ranch - https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/duggar-child-abuse-153696 and https://whynottrainachild.com/2013/07/08/duggars-pearls/ (scroll down to see an exchange of messages in which one of the Forsyth kids says their parents used the Pearls' methods raising them and it's all hunky-dory, which leads me to believe Austin will be a baby-beater too).

We have seen nothing to indicate that Nostrils is any different from his parents. I'm sure that he and Joy will keep all that stuff away from the TLC cameras, but maybe his sullen demeanor is because he feels put upon that he can't just let all that hang out, and that he's being forced into some kind of "political correctness" for the TLC show. I have no fucks to give, or patience to spare, for Pearl followers. Joy's headship is one of them. 

Thank you for posting this. Despite all the cute toddler pictures, baby pictures, pretty or not pretty weddings, it’s important to remember that these are people who have practiced and supported the beating of infants and children as a good and necessary part of being a parent. 

I started watching this show because I always wanted a big family (not 19!!).  I am eternally grateful for all the posters here who have provided the unvarnished truth about the Duggars and their ilk.